Product Description

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Strong, healthy boundaries are the key to a strong, healthy relationship with your teen. Discover how to set healthy boundaries for both yourself and your teen to enhance your relationship and their relationships with others. Includes section on how to deal with special situations like drug and alcohol use, cutting, sex, defiance, school, and disrespect.

Product Information

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Format: DRM Protected ePubVendor: ZondervanPublication Date: 2009

ISBN: 9780310565673ISBN-13: 9780310565673UPC: 025986565671

Publisher's Description

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The teen yearsrelationships, peer pressure, school, dating, character. To help teenagers grow into healthy adults, parents and youth workers need to teach them how to take responsibility for their behavior, their values, and their lives. The coauthor of the Gold Medallion Award-winning book Boundaries and the father of two teenage boys brings his biblically based principles to bear on the challenging task of the teen years, showing parents:How to bring control to an out-of-control family lifeHow to set limits and still be loving parentsHow to define legitimate boundaries for the familyHow to instill in teens a godly characterIn this exciting new book, Dr. Townsend gives important keys for establishing healthy boundariesthe bedrock of good relationships, maturity, safety, and growth for teens and the adults in their lives. The book offers help in raising your teens to take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions.

Author Bio

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Dr. John Townsend is a leadership consultant, psychologist, and New York Times bestselling author. He has written twenty-seven books, selling 10 million copies, including the three million-selling Boundaries series. John is founder of the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling and conducts the Townsend Leadership program. He travels extensively for corporate consulting, speaking, and working with leadership families. He and his wife, Barbi, have two sons, and live in Newport Beach, California. One of John's favorite hobbies is playing in a band that performs in Southern California lounges and venues.

I am really enjoying this book and alot of it has applied to my family situation. (not the heavy stuff like cutting etc... that is a very small part of the book) Just things like me backing off and not nagging etc. My son is a very good kid and I figured out I need to back off and give some space for him to make choices. I am already finding things are shifting and its a alot calmer enviroment. It has put alot of things in perspective and has been very helpful. I think it breaks things down really well and gives good suggestions etc. It has been a fast read and I am very glad I purchased it.

This is such a great book. It gives very practical and effective parenting guidelines. It is giving my husband and I the tools needed to raise 3 boys. I cannot say enough good things about it. We are so blessed to have such good, bible based instruction at our figertips. Thank you Dr. Townsend.

This is a great tool to refer to as needed. I first borrowed it from the library, then decided I needed a copy for myself. It offers suggestions that you may not think of when you are in the middle of a situation with your child.

This book has been very helpful in helping me deal with the issues that I have been having with me teenage son. One of the most helpful aspects is that of dealing with him in love instead of frustration which can be very difficult when you are getting disobeyed and disrespected. But when I put this into action I immediately saw a difference in our interactions. Also, helping my son gain a vision of his "good" future has been very beneficial for my son. This vision I know is going to help my son in choosing things that are more future related than now related. I would definitely recommend this book to any teenage parent.